rice cereal opinion and question

so my LO was born at 5.1 and at her 2 month check she was only 8.2. her doc said there's nothing wrong with her weight, she's just on the small scale, but she was 6 weeks early. she said I could add rice cereal if I want, cuz she used to spit up and choke a lot and I was told to keep her upright, but could also give rice cereal.

what im wondering is, would it be a good choice to give her rice cereal to help her gain weight? what kind of cereal is best for this? any help would be greatly appreciated :)

We just started giving lo 1 tsp at night and because we do this we don't have to give him vitamin drops that he would need cuz he is ebf, it has added nutrients and minerals in it and iron. The dr recommended us to do this and he has been adjusting well, he is 2 months.

My ds was born at 3 lb 13 oz. you're doing awesome with the weight gain! Don't add rice! There's really no need, and it won't help your lo gain weight. Best advice I have, it to try to somewhat stick to a feeding schedule. Even if you just make sure she never goes longer than every 3 hrs, EVER! My ds is 12 weeks old on Thursday and I still set my alarm for 2 am to be sure he's fed every 3 hours!

I agree, don't add the cereal. You're far better off sticking to a strict feeding schedule. We do that with our lo, but only during the day. He will. Sttn most nights so we let him, but all day every day, he is nursed or gets a bottle every 3 hours max. It was every 2 until he was 6 Weeks old. He's doing great now :-)

The cereal is for weighing the milk down so there's no spit up and choking. My LO has reflux and was aweful at spitting up and choking so my Ped suggested switching to similac sensitive and adding cereal. I have a happy baby now.

OP please Google "virgin gut". No solids for babies under 6mths please. Your lo seems to be coming along very well. Adding solids will only hurt her progress especially fact that she was premie, her little digestive system isn't ready for anything more than bm or a gentle formula.